31 Big Xbox One Games Coming in 2019

The long-awaited Crackdown 3 and Gears 5 lead the exclusive front with dozens of third party games filling out the roster.

By Brandin Tyrrel

It's no secret the Xbox One had a slim year in exclusives, but highlights like Sea of Thieves, State of Decay 2, Forza Horizon 4, and several ID@Xbox gems like Below helped fill out the Xbox family stable. With 2019 upon us, and Microsoft's newly acquired studios hard at work, let's look forward to what we know is coming to our Xbox Ones, Xs, and Ss.

While we know games like Tunic and Halo Infinite could potentially arrive this year, we don't know for certain and aren't including those could-be games right now. But, it's going to be a long year with plenty of surprises in store, so expect this list to look radically different after E3 2019. In the meantime, here are the 31 big Xbox One games confirmed for 2019!

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Release Date: January 18

As the first proper numbered entry in the Ace Combat series in over a decade, Ace Combat 7 will finally be released in 2019, bringing that arcade-y flight action to current-gen consoles. In a genre that’s admittedly begun to wane on home consoles, Ace Combat has arguably been the most accessible franchise for would-be fighter pilots.

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

Release Date: TBD 2019

From the creative director of Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed 2, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey looks to be an intriguing take on the evolution of the human species spanning 8 million years. This third-person survival game places you as the decision-making force of your clan, where you'll fight and survive, and pass on traits through countless generations. It's definitely one to keep an eye on.

Anthem

Release Date: February 22

Bioware’s mech-suit shared world RPG will jet boost its way into our houses at the start of the year. It’s basically a PvE shooter where everyone is in a customizable Iron Man suit flying around an alien world, which is about a good a pitch as I can think of.

Battletoads

Release Date: TBD 2019

One of the most meme’d games of yesteryear is getting a reboot/sequel/whatever this is. The original Battletoads was a sidescrolling beat em up, but we haven’t seen anything more than the announcement itself for this one.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Release Date: TBD 2019

A spiritual successor to the Castlevania series made by its former lead producer, Bloodstained was funded on Kickstarter back in 2015. It’s slated to finally come out sometime in 2019, and will no doubt provide plenty of evil to whip away.

Code Vein

Release Date: TBD 2019

The comparison is cliche at this point, but it’s not unfair to say that Code Vein can be quickly summed up as “JRPG Dark Souls.” It’s a third person dark action game with co-op and some big ole bosses to dodge and fight, but with an art style closer to anime than Lovecraft.

Control

Release Date: TBD 2019

The next game from Remedy, developers of Alan Wake and Max Payne, Control is a third person story full of action scenes and strange mind powers. It looks poised to deliver what Remedy is known best for, but without the TV show hook of the studio’s last game, Quantum Break.

Crackdown 3

Release Date: February 15

Crackdown 3 is finally upon us, after years of rumors, delays, and development limbo. Terry Crews is fronting the chaotic open world action game, which will be available on PC thanks to the Microsoft’s commitment to putting Xbox exclusives on both platforms.

Dead or Alive 6

Release Date: February 15

While there have been plenty of Dead or Alive spinoffs, a new main series Dead or Alive game will be arriving early in 2019.

Devil May Cry 5

Release Date: March 8

The next installment in this action-adventure series will have you hacking your way through even more baddies in control of some moody new protagonists. It’s the first entry in the series since DMC 2013, so it’s sure to shake things up a bit.

Far Cry New Dawn

Release Date: February 15

Similar to Far Cry Primal after Far Cry 4, Far Cry New Dawn is a spinoff set after the catastrophe at the end of Far Cry 5. It’ll be a full new game with its own story, but it remains to be seen what the scope of it all will be like.

Gears 5

Release Date: TBD 2019

Gears 5 is thankfully making its way to PC alongside its Xbox One release, similar to Gears of War 4 before it. We’ll surely see the return of horde mode to this cover shooter, as well as an exciting new angle on its story following a new generation of heroes.

Jump Force

Release Date: February 15

A fighting game that combines all the biggest manga and anime characters from Shonen Jump. This brawler brings together the Dragon Ball series, My Hero Academia, and even Yu-Gi-Oh!

Kingdom Hearts 3

Release Date: January 29

The long, long-awaited next chapter in the Kingdom Hearts saga reunites the magic of Disney and Final Fantasy characters for an epic new tale of good versus evil. With loads of new lands to adventure through and cameos to uncover, Kingdom Hearts 3 is shaping up to be something really special.

Metro Exodus

Release Date: February 15

The third Metro game, Exodus takes you out of the sewers and puts you on a cross country train. It’s still a tough and atmospheric FPS though, and its world is as unfriendly as ever.

Mortal Kombat 11

Release Date: April 23

After a surprise announcement at the end of 2018, we now know Mortal Kombat 11 not only exists, but is coming very soon. The absurdly gory fighting game will make its return in the first half of the new year.

One Piece: World Seeker

Release Date: March 15

While One Piece will be in Jump Force, it will be getting a big ol’ game of its own in 2019. World Seeker is an open adventure game set in the manga/anime universe.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Release Date: TBD 2019

The sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest, Will of the Wisps continues the series as a gorgeous and lightning-fast 2D platformer in a mystical forest. We don’t know too much about the plot yet, but I can’t wait to dive back into that world.

Psychonauts 2

Release Date: TBD 2019

The long-awaited sequel to Psychonauts, Double Fine is continuing the grand tradition of 3D platformers on PC. Psychonauts is all about psychic powers as you enter the minds of others to extract information, or just cure neuroses.

Rage 2

Release Date: May 14

The sequel no one expected (and not to be confused with the similar themed and colored Far Cry New Dawn that was announced after it), Rage 2 returns us to a savage postapocalyptic wasteland, but this time with a more comical tone. It’s a shooter that feels a bit like a mix of Doom and Mad Max, which makes sense given its developer and publisher.

Resident Evil 2

Release Date: January 25

Many thought this would just be a simple remake, but Resident Evil 2 is shaping up to be pretty much an entirely new game. It take the classic horror game and gives it the camera perspective of Resident Evil 4 and the production quality of Resident Evil 7.

Sea of Solitude

Release Date: TBD 2019

You may remember the gorgeous Sea of Solitude from EA's 2018 E3 press conference, where its striking art style and ethereal atmosphere won us over. Newcomer Jo-Mei studios will release its first game under the EA Originals label, partnering with the mega-publisher to deliver the indie darling in early 2019.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Release Date: March 22

The next action game from Bloodborne and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware, Sekiro is excitedly making its way to Xbox One as well. It looks similar to their previous work, but this time with an 16th century Japanese setting full of ancient demons.

Skull & Bones

Release Date: TBD 2019

Ubisoft’s pirate ship game looks like it essentially takes the naval combat of the Assassin’s Creed series, fleshes it out a bit more, and then makes it a competitive PvP, bow-to-bow brawl.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Release Date: TBD 2019

Though not many outside developer Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts knows much about this new Star Wars game – we've only seen motion capture footage from an EA sizzle reel so far – the one thing we do know is it's slated for release during the holiday season in 2019. But with such a wealth of beloved material to explore, we're confident the creators of the Titanfall series will bring something new to the galaxy far, far away.

Team Sonic Racing

Release Date: May 21

Because Sonic wasn’t fast enough (or maybe he was too fast?) he is getting a kart racing game along with his friends. Team Sonic Racing is a more arcadey-style racer with Sonic characters and locales as its theme.

The Sinking City

Release Date: March 21

There have been a lot of Cthulhu games releasing lately, but The Sinking City is one to keep your eye on. It’s a creepy adventure game as you descend into a haunted tale of the occult, as well as into madness itself.

Tom Clancy's The Division 2

Release Date: March 15

The Division didn’t make the long-term splash Ubisoft was hoping for, but The Division 2 is learning from all of the hard lessons of the first. Set in Washington D.C. this time around, the cover-based RPG shooter is keeping everything people remember fondly intact here.

Trials Rising

Release Date: February 12

The 2D motorcycle series is back, tilting its way back and forth and up and down mountains. This one is leaning into the insanity that arrived mostly as DLC for the last, but Trials has never exactly taken itself seriously to begin with.

Tropico 6

Release Date: January 25

Tropico is a country building dictator game where you can bring you tiny island nation up to true glory. Tropico 6 ups the anty by letting you steal entire national monuments as your own, which is about as amusing as it is insane.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Release Date: TBD 2019

The spinoff follow-up to Wolfenstein 2, Youngblood puts you in control of BJ’s twin daughters years after the second game ends. There are sure to be plenty of Nazis to kill, and that’s really what’s important in a Wolfenstein game.

There you have it! The year is starting off strong and if you've got an Xbox One X, you'll be able to make the most of those excellent-looking third party games.

But if you're looking for some great Xbox One games to play while we wait for the first wave of 2019 to hit, be sure to check out the best Xbox One games you can play right now!